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Joaquin Benoit fanned a pair of Rockies in one scoreless inning of work on Sunday.

Benoit performed well last season, taking over as the Padres' closer following the Huston Street trade. He'll reprise that role going into 2015. With a revamped and competitive Padres roster, he should have plenty of opportunities for saves. Mar 8 - 8:18 PM

Joaquin Benoit picked up a save Friday in a 4-1 game against the Giants.

Despite missing over three weeks, Benoit has been thrust right back into the closer's role this week and gotten the job done, collecting saves two of the last three days. He has a minuscule 1.49 ERA in 54 1/3 innings for the season. Sat, Sep 27, 2014 01:58:00 AM

Padres manager Bud Black on Tuesday was non-committal on Joaquin Benoit's role for the final week of the season.

Benoit returned to action Sunday after missing nearly a month with shoulder fatigue, and he was available to pitch Tuesday. However, Kevin Quackenbush has pitched well in the closer role and it's possible Black will choose not to shake things up in the final few days of the season. Wed, Sep 24, 2014 10:33:00 AM

Joaquin Benoit (shoulder) tossed a perfect inning Sunday in his first appearance since August 26.

Benoit missed close to a month with a right shoulder injury. He struck out two of the three batters he faced Sunday in his return to action and could rack up another save or two before the 2014 regular season comes to a close. Benoit owns a stellar 1.55 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 62/14 K/BB ratio in 52 1/3 innings this season. Mon, Sep 22, 2014 08:30:00 AM

Josh Johnson threw off a mound Monday for the first time since Tommy John elbow surgery.

It was a 20-pitch, fastball-only bullpen session. Johnson is trying to make it back from a second Tommy John reconstructive elbow procedure and probably won't be ready for live games until May. The right-hander is not worth a gamble in standard fantasy leagues.

Cory Luebke (elbow) said that he felt great after Sunday's bullpen session.

"It felt like my old arm again" Luebke noted after the 30-pitch session. He'll repeat the same process again in 3-4 days and is still at least a month away from facing live hitters. The 30-year-old hurler is working his way back from a second Tommy John surgery and isn't expected to rejoin the Padres until midseason.